Welcome to the Club (Ian Hunter album)

Welcome to the Club
Live album by Ian Hunter
Released	March 26, 1980 (1980-03-26)
Recorded	5-11 November 1979
Venue	The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock
Length	58:38 (Disc 1) 55:40 (Disc 2)
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter chronology
You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic (1979)You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic1979 Welcome to the Club (1980) Short Back 'n' Sides (1981)Short Back 'n' Sides1981

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Welcome to the Club is the first live album by Ian Hunter. After the unexpected success of You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, Chrysalis Records wanted to keep the momentum by releasing another album. Because Hunter never wrote when he was on the road, it became a live album which was recorded at the Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) over seven nights in November 1979 during his U.S tour.^[2] However, there were four new tracks (all of side four) three of which which were recorded live in studio.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted.

Side one

1. "F.B.I." (Peter Gormley) – 3:51
2. "Once Bitten Twice Shy" – 5:25
3. "Angeline" – 4:56
4. "Laugh at Me" (Sonny Bono) – 3:40
5. "All the Way from Memphis" – 3:33

Side two

1. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 6:47
2. "Irene Wilde" – 4:13
3. "Just Another Night" (Hunter, Mick Ronson) – 6:03
4. "Cleveland Rocks" – 6:01

Side three

1. "Standin' in My Light" – 5:49
2. "Bastard" – 8:12
3. "Walking with a Mountain/Rock 'n' Roll Queen" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 4:19
4. "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie) – 3:30
5. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) – 2:25

Side four
Recorded live at Media Sound, New York City; 10, 11 January 1980 except track 4 which was recorded at the same shows as the rest of the album.

1. "We Gotta Get Out of Here" – 3:14
2. "Silver Needles" – 5:56
3. "Man O' War" (Hunter, Ronson) – 4:19
4. "Sons and Daughters" – 5:04

CD reissue

Disc 1

1. "F.B.I." (Peter Gormley) – 3:51
2. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" – 5:25
3. "Angeline" – 4:56
4. "Laugh at Me" (Sonny Bono) – 3:40
5. "All the Way from Memphis" – 3:33
6. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 6:47
7. "Irene Wilde" – 4:13
8. "Just Another Night" (Hunter, Mick Ronson) – 6:03
9. "Cleveland Rocks" – 6:01
10. "Standin' in My Light" – 5:49
11. "Bastard" – 8:12

Disc 2

1. "Walking with a Mountain/Rock 'n' Roll Queen" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 4:19
2. "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie) – 3:30
3. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) – 2:25
4. "One of the Boys" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 7:36
5. "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:01
6. "When the Daylight Comes" – 9:00
7. "Medley: Once Bitten Twice Shy/Bastard/Cleveland Rocks" – 6:10
8. "We Gotta Get Out of Here" – 3:14
9. "Silver Needles" – 5:56
10. "Man O' War" (Hunter, Ronson) – 4:19
11. "Sons and Daughters" – 5:04

Personnel

• Ian Hunter: lead vocals, guitar, piano, harp
• Mick Ronson: lead guitar, Moog synthesizer, mandolin, vocals
• Tommy Morrongiello - guitar, vocals
• Tommy Mandel: keyboards
• Martin Briley: bass
• Eric Parker: drums
• George Meyer: keyboards, vocals & saxophone
• Ellen Foley, Susie Ronson: vocals on "Standin' in My Light"

References

1. ↑ Guarisco, Donald A. "Ian Hunter Welcome to the Club review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-02-10. 
2. 1 2 "Welcome to the Club sleeve and track listing". Discography. The unofficial site for Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter. Retrieved 2012-02-10.